Trouble isn’t necessarily something we seek out. And God wants us to adopt His ways to keep us from trouble. But when troubles come our way, we can rejoice. ☺
Ann told me the Lord emphasized a Psalm 91 verse to her yesterday. It was verse 15.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
Psalm 91:15
She told me, “Mark, God will be with us in trouble. Isn’t that wonderful? We’re not alone and left to our own resources and fear tendencies in times of trouble. Rather, we can embrace trouble because God is near us, with us.”
She went onto say that we can be excited about trouble because God’s telling us He’s near at those times. Wow, how freeing is that?
When we realize Who God is and that He’s (and all that He is, and all that is at His disposal all the time) with us in trouble, it changes the whole picture. Now, we can focus on the “I will be with him” instead of giving whatever is troubling us our attention. Amazing. It’s not the trouble. It’s Who is with us that makes all the difference.
What peace. What love. What security and rest.
So come on, let’s go and see how much fun God has in store for us today and this week. It’s all fun. After all, He’s with us.
We love you all.
God bless,
Mark and Annie
Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.